Society

I love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the office. And even though my j...

A Political Theory of American Collapse

“Whatever else anything is, it ought to begin by being personal.”

From an American with Love

The Trump administration just quietly removed a memorial to Black U.S.

The Marketization of Conscience in an Age Without Shame

I’ve been re-watching Tony Gilroy’s masterpiece Andor. In the first season, the story reaches one of its most evocative moral crescendos when Andy Serkis’ character, Kino Loy, delivers one of the most stirring monologues in contemporary screenwriting.

Truth Costs More Than Most People Are Willing to Pay

Viking Properties, Inc. v. Holm - 118 P.3d 322

Thoughts on the artist's role in cultural change.

My husband and I live on 2.5 rural acres that he bought before we were married. For less than the present price of most new vehicles, he got land that

This article was originally published by The Conversation. Drones have become integrated into everyday life over the past decade – in sectors as diverse

After forty days.

Shaun Maguire—venture capital partner, SpaceX bet winner, sophisticated bigot—wants you to know that Zohran Mamdani “comes from a culture that lies about everything.” That it’s “literally a virtue to lie if it advances his Islamist agenda.”

Jason Calacanis and the Sophisticated Art of Excusing Everything

A Comprehensive Defense of the Liberal Tradition and a Case for Its Renewal

Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.

An excerpt from my book, Weeb Economy.

Why "business is business" isn't good enough, why Congress should use its contempt power, and what moral fidelity demands when democracy fights back.

What does it really cost to achieve the American Dream? We show the lifetime cost for a household, covering home ownership to raising kids.

American institutions must deny sovereignty to certain groups of people in order to avoid narrative conflicts. Once the U.S. pulls on that thread, the whole yarn of national narratives comes apart.…

The so-called ‘Arsenal of Democracy’ goes up in smoke.

No.377 — The abundance movement’s blind spot ⊗ New Horizons, Common Ground ⊗ We’re doing AI all wrong ⊗ Peatlands as climate regulator ⊗ Narrative String Theory